Individual Details

Captain John Hicks Adams

(13 Jun 1820 - 2 Sep 1878)

Events

Birth13 Jun 1820Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois
Marriage8 Dec 1841Matilda Jane Pomeroy
MilitaryBet 1847 and 1848raised Company J. 5th Regiment Illinois Volunteers for service in the Mexican War
MiscellaneousApr 1849and a party including brother-in-law Allen Pomeroy started across the plains for California
OccupationAft Apr 1849gold miner - California
Residence1853Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California
Occupation1863elected sheriff, served for four terms - Santa Clara County, California
AffliationBef 2 Sep 1878was a member of the I.O.O.F. and the Santa Clara Pioneer Society - Santa Clara County, California
Death2 Sep 1878murdered with his friend Cornelius Finley while prospecting - Arizona
BurialAft 2 Sep 1878in the Oak Hill Cemetery - San Jose, Santa Clara County, California

Families

SpouseMatilda Jane Pomeroy (1824 - 1901)
ChildMary Hannah Adams (1842 - 1912)
ChildJohn Washington Adams (1844 - 1846)
ChildAlice Melissa Adams (1846 - )
ChildSarah Jane Adams (1849 - )
ChildWilliam Humboldt Adams (1851 - 1923)
ChildCharles Hicks Adams (1853 - )
ChildNellie Adams (1858 - 1925)
ChildAbraham Lincoln Adams (1864 - 1938)